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Police say a driver was not seriously injured after a crash in Desborough this morning. Emergency services were called to the B576 Harborough Road just after 9am following a single-vehicle collision. Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene. A spokesperson for Northamptonshire Police told HFM that paramedics treated a woman at the scene. […]

Mass opposition to plans to expand Leicester’s city boundaries is being followed by another possible legal challenge. Harborough District Council is among five Leicestershire councils to have issued a pre-action letter to the Government. The letter is the first formal stage in considering a judicial review of the decision on local government reorganisation for Leicester, […]

A Market Harborough dog owner is warning others after two of her pets were attacked by four loose dogs. The incident happened on Airfield Road on the Wellington Place estate just before 9.30am yesterday, when two German Shepherds and two Dachshunds set upon her Pug and Chihuahua, which were both on leads. The Chihuahua escaped […]

There are concerns about several major routes into Market Harborough being affected by roadworks at the same time. Drivers are facing lengthy delays on Rockingham Road, Lubenham Hill and Northampton Road, particularly during peak times. Highway improvement schemes are taking place at each location for several weeks. Leicestershire County Council says it recognises the disruption, […]

A popular charity event in Market Harborough has raised £1,500 for good causes. Around 250 brave teddy bears took the plunge down St Dionysius Church on Saturday as the Teddy Zip Line returned for a fifth year. The event supported the Harborough C of E Academy PTFA, the church and the Air Ambulance, with other […]

More than £920 has been raised for Dementia Harborough following a charity busk in Market Harborough. Ten acts performed in St Mary’s Place on Saturday as part of the event, which was organised by the town’s Twenty 12 Lions Club. Musicians and members of the public are being thanked for their support, with the money […]

A man  has been jailed for six years after a handgun was found hidden at East Carlton Country Park. Just before midday on November 17th last year, an off-duty Police Community Support Officer was walking his dog when he discovered a canvas bag in a wooded area just off a footpath. The bag contained a […]

Drivers are being warned that Northampton Road in Market Harborough will be closed overnight for the next three weeks while resurfacing work is carried out. The work is due to start this evening and will take place in stages along Northampton Road, from the junction with Welland Park Road to the roundabout near Harborough Leisure […]

Work on a new £14 million firefighter training centre in the Harborough district is set to begin early next year. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) has planning permission for the state-of-the-art facility on the outskirts of Billesdon, on land formerly used as a highways depot on Gaulby Road. The service has now completed the […]

A historian is searching for relatives of a Market Harborough soldier after discovering a piece of First World War history in a cellar in France. Chris Page, a First World War historian, spotted etchings created in 1918 by Sergeant Hugh Hercock of the 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, during a recent visit to the Somme battlefields. […]